2011 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2011

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2011|1|13|df=y}} – {{end date|2011|11|5|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 25

| most_wins = {{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert (3)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Little (3)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Fleetwood

| honor2 =

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| honor3 =

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| prevseason = 2010

| nextseason = 2012

}}

The 2011 Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2011/ |title=2011 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023}}

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!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse
(€)!!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.}}!!OWGR
points!!Other
tours{{efn|name=tours|DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TLA − Tour de las Américas.}}!!Notes

16 Jan

|Gujarat Kensville Challenge

|India

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a)

|align=center|12

|PGTI

|New tournament

13 Mar

|Abierto Internacional Copa Antioquia

|Colombia

|align=right|US$230,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Joaquín Estévez (1)

|align=center|12

|TLA

3 Apr

|Barclays Kenya Open

|Kenya

|align=right|195,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Michiel Bothma (1)

|align=center|12

8 May

|Allianz Challenge de France

|France

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Nicolas Meitinger (1)

|align=center|12

15 May

|Mugello Tuscany Open

|Italy

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Snobeck (2)

|align=center|12

22 May

|Madeira Islands Open

|Portugal

|align=right|500,000

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Michael Hoey (4)

|align=center|18

|EUR

29 May

|Telenet Trophy

|Belgium

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Tampion (2)

|align=center|12

5 Jun

|Kärnten Golf Open

|Austria

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Dubois (1)

|align=center|12

12 Jun

|Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne

|France

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phillip Archer (2)

|align=center|12

19 Jun

|Saint-Omer Open

|France

|align=right|500,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Zions (1)

|align=center|18

|EUR

26 Jun

|Scottish Hydro Challenge

|Scotland

|align=right|220,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Dubois (2)

|align=center|12

3 Jul

|The Princess

|Sweden

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Santos (1)

|align=center|12

10 Jul

|Acaya Open

|Italy

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Moul (1)

|align=center|12

|New tournament

17 Jul

|Credit Suisse Challenge

|Switzerland

|align=right|155,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert (1)

|align=center|12

24 Jul

|English Challenge

|England

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert (2)

|align=center|12

14 Aug

|Norwegian Challenge

|Norway

|align=right|180,000

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pavan (1)

|align=center|12

20 Aug

|ECCO Tour Championship

|Denmark

|align=right|DKr 1,200,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Denison (1)

|align=center|12

|DNK

27 Aug

|Rolex Trophy

|Switzerland

|align=right|190,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert (3){{efn|Hébert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hebert-wins-rolex-trophy-advances-to-euro-tour |title=Hebert wins Rolex Trophy, advances to Euro Tour |work=Fox News |date=27 August 2011 |access-date=29 August 2023}}}}

|align=center|12

11 Sep

|Kazakhstan Open

|Kazakhstan

|align=right|400,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Fleetwood (1)

|align=center|12

18 Sep

|M2M Russian Challenge Cup

|Russia

|align=right|250,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Little (3)

|align=center|12

25 Sep

|Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse

|France

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Little (4)

|align=center|12

2 Oct

|Fred Olsen Challenge de España

|Spain

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Baldwin (1)

|align=center|12

9 Oct

|Allianz Golf Open de Lyon

|France

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Quesne (2)

|align=center|12

16 Oct

|Roma Golf Open

|Italy

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Little (5){{efn|Little earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/little-secures-stunning-hat-trick-in-rome/ |title=Little secures stunning hat-trick in Rome |publisher=European Tour |date=16 October 2011 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=As a three time winner this season, Little has the option of joining the Challenge Tour’s other triple champion of 2011, Benjamin Hebert, on The European Tour straight away but he will stay focused on the Challenge Tour until after the Grand Final, where he hopes to end the season as Number One.}}}}

|align=center|12

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|5 Nov

|Apulia San Domenico Grand Final

|Italy

|align=right|330,000

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pavan (2)

|align=center|16

|Flagship event

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |title=2011 Rankings |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130085402/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |archive-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/pavan-wins-grand-finale-as-fleetwood-tops-rankings/ |title=Pavan wins Grand finale as Fleetwood tops Rankings |publisher=European Tour |date=5 November 2011 |access-date=29 August 2023}} The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2012 European Tour.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12177/7298609/Up-to-the-challenge- |title=Up to the challenge? |work=Sky Sports |first1=Dave |last1=Tindell |first2=John |last2=Rhodes |first3=Matt |last3=Cooper |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=The top 20 money earners on the Challenge Tour were handed their 2012 European Tour cards on Sunday following the conclusion of the Grand Final in Italy.}}

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Fleetwood	align=center\|148,913
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Andrea Pavan	align=center\|133,052
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Sam Little	align=center\|130,798
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|POR}} Ricardo Santos	align=center\|97,516
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert	align=center\|91,293

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}

Category:Challenge Tour seasons

Challenge Tour

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Fleetwood	align=center\|148,913
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Andrea Pavan	align=center\|133,052
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Sam Little	align=center\|130,798
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|POR}} Ricardo Santos	align=center\|97,516
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert	align=center\|91,293